Slip



March 2, 1937.,

M. POLSKY SLIP Filed June 4, 1935 INVENTQR. MCH/75L P0 L sz Y BY 4MM ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 2, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to womens apparel and refers more particularly to garments for feminine wear, such as, evening gowns, slips, chemises, night gowns, and the like.

5 An object of the present invention is the provision of a garment which is also devoid of vertical side seams and the seams of which consist of one or more slanting oblique seams extending from the top to the bottom of .the garment.

Another object is the'provision of an undergarment which is stretchable to a very large extent and which is adapted to nt any type of ligure.

The above and other objects of this invention may be realized through the provision of an under-garment consisting of one or more parts, the edges of which are sewn together to form seams extending diagonally across either the front or the back of the garment.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing showing by way of example only, preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front View of a slip disclosing an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a section along the line 3-3 of Figure 1. f

Figure 3 illustrates the method of sewing the slip shown in Figure 1.

The undergarment illustrated in`Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing consists of a single piece 'I which is cut in any suitable manner out of a large 35 piece of textile fabric.

The cut piece 'I comprises two diagonal edges 8 and 9, the bottom edge I0 and the usual triangular upper pieces II, I2, I3 and I4 which form the V-neck. A shoulder strap I5 is sewn to the 4 pieces I3 and I2 while the piece I4 is connected with the piece I I by the shoulder strap I6.

silk, the combination satin-cellulose acetate or 1 any other suitable material. They will eliminate a V-back. The garments have a maximum stretch around the bust and hips and will t any figure.

The single piece of material as illustrated in Figure 3 is substantially of trapezoidal shape, the two sides of the trapezoid extendingsubstantially in the direction of the warp and being joined together to form a single seam, the bias of the material extending substantially circumferentially of the body. What is claimed is:

. A feminine undergarment in the form of a. slip extending from the arm pits to substantially the knees and suspended from the shoulders by shoulder straps, said garment being formed of a single panel or piece of substantially stretchable textile material of trapezoidal shape, the base of the trapezoid forming the lower edge of the garment, the top of the trapezoid forming the top of the garment, and the two sides of the trapezoid extending substantially in the direction of the warp and being joined together to form a single seam, said seam extending diagonally across the garment from one side adjacent the top and adjacent an arm pit to the other side adjacent the bottom, the bias of the material extending substantially circumierentially of the body.

40 MICHAEL POLSKY. 

